Mong Hsu Township

Mong Hsu Township

Mong Hsu Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Mong Hsu. Om-pu waterfall on Nam Parng River of Mong Hsu is the second largest waterfall of Shan State.[1]

It is the home of famous Mong Hsu rubies mines.[2] The large scale production started in 1991.[3] Before gems were found, it is a small remote town with 1-2 convoys for each month. And before 1959, it was governed by a sawbwa.[4] Starting from 1992, rubies from Mong Hsu dominate the world ruby market of less than 3 ct. Or 99% of all rubies traded in Chanthaburï are from Mong Hsu.[5] The quality of its rubies is inferior to that of Mogok.

There had been force displacement of native Shan population in Mong Hsu Township by Myanmar Army in 1995.[6] And several skirmishes between Myanmar Army and Shan State Army in 2011.[7]

The nearest commercial airport to Mong Hsu is Lashio Airport.

References

  1. ^ http://www.shaninform.org/About/shan_state_01.php
  2. ^ http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/gemstones_ruby_mogok.html
  3. ^ www.shanland.org/oldversion/index-2573.htm
  4. ^ www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199911/msg00939.html
  5. ^ http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/foreign-affairs.htm
  6. ^ www.khrg.org/khrg96/khrg9623.html
  7. ^ www.shanwomen.org/pdf/Summary fighting incidents_sst_Eng.pdf


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